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LOT 0448
Natural History - Pair of Barasaurus Skeletons
EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 255 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 5/8 in. (2.08 kg, 29.5 cm wide).
A pair of complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeletons on a matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile.
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LOT 0448
Natural History - Pair of Barasaurus Skeletons
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Natural History - Cut Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A group of ten amethyst geode sections displaying crystals of various sizes and shades of purple. 1.74 kg total, 56-77 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Algerian NWA 869 Meteorite Collection
Found 2000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A group of three differently sized specimens of Class L3.6 NWA 869 meteorite; with card stating 'Location: Algeria'. 57 grams total, 17-35 mm
Found Algeria. Previously with Mohamed Ali Loud. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by a Meteorite Gravity certificate of authenticity card. -
Natural History - Meteoritic Tektite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £165
A group of eight black meteoritic tektites with pocked surfaces. 257 grams total, 37-68 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
